Manufacturing Integration Intern (Spring 2027)

About the position

Leading the world’s sustainable energy future, First Solar interns work around the globe/country in research and development, marketing, project development, information technology, engineering, energy services and much more. When you work at First Solar, you will be challenged every day and provided real world experience. You will be given the opportunity to find new solutions and develop new skills to further advance your skillset. At First Solar we strive to foster a culture that encourages innovation through collaboration, urging colleagues to take smart risks, learning from failures and course correcting, and owning personal accountability for contributing to our mission. The expected length of the internship is a minimum of 3 months, with potential for extension based on project needs. As an internship company, we allow flexibility to enroll in classes while working as an intern, as long as it doesn’t interfere with the essential functions of the position.

Responsibilities

  • Support improving Yield for the site and continuous improvement projects on wattage for solar panel.
  • Perform basic analysis on scrap data.
  • Report on daily status and support investigation.
  • Learn new software for handling scrap and JMP statistical software for analysis.
  • Work independently with various groups on assigned investigations in collecting, organizing and reporting on observations and root cause analysis.
  • Create PowerPoint presentations and present in technical forums.
  • Create Standard Operating Procedure documents, deploy on factory floor and monitor for successful implementation.
  • Learn production floor logistics and support execution of experiments.
  • Support sample preparation for lab work.
  • Present accomplishments and project summary to the leadership team upon completion of the internship.

Requirements

  • Engineering/Natural Science/Data Science background.
  • Have used statistical software for analysis in the past.
  • Proficient in Excel.
  • Demonstrated abilities of root cause identification and solution implementation using engineering or data analytics experience.
  • Demonstrated communication and written skills.
  • Demonstrated cross-functional working skills.

Nice-to-haves

  • Knowledge of Six Sigma or structured problem solving is a plus.
  • JMP or other statistical software is a plus.
  • SQL or Python coding knowledge is a plus.

Benefits

  • Flexibility to enroll in classes while working as an intern.
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